From Your Libraries . . .

Social Work Liaison

Bill Sudduth

sudduthw@mailbox.sc.edu

777-1775

Featured Item

Women in social work who have changed the world

HV541 .W66 2010

Level 2

eRequest

Use 'eRequest' for book requests. Remember to continue submitting requests for books you would like the library to add to the collection.

Click here

if you have an established account or would like to create one. Otherwise send your requests to your department's faculty representative or to

your liaison.

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February 2012

We're well into the Spring semester but that doesn't mean you can relax. Requests for books or videos should be submitted by March 15. That gives the Library enough time to order, process and pay before the end of the fiscal year. I think we have a good collection for you and the students to work with but we can always improve. Let me know if there are areas that need to be developed.

Bill

American Factfinder

American FactFinder is the the primary tool used to access 2010 Census data released in early 2011. It also gives users access to other key Census Bureau data sets, including the American Community Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey, Population Estimates Program, Economic Census and Annual Economic Survey s.

Check out an iPad

Student Government has partnered with Thomas Cooper Library to make 20 iPads available for checkout to students, staff and faculty. For more information about checkout click here.

ILL offers new online feature

Have you ever thought that a book you requested through ILL would make a good addition to our library collection books

? Now USC faculty who ask to borrow a book or other item fromanother institution through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) have the option to request that the item be purchased and added to the Libraries' collection. Find out how easy it is to request a purchase.

Are you getting the most out of

"My Account"?

All faculty members have access to the library through "My Account". "My Account" allows you to:

1) view and renew checked out materials

2) save "preferred searches" in the catalog and receive alerts when new materials are added that match your search

3) keep a record of the materials you have borrowed (optional).

You can do all of this without coming into the library! "My Account" is linked on the library's homepage and within the library's Catalog. Click here for help topics on using "My Account."

The results are in!

In the last newsletter we asked about your use of ebooks. The results are listed below.

for pleasure reading 31% ebooks

for research 0%

for both 23%

not at all 46%

Thanks to everyone who participated in our poll.